Is It Really That Bad?

Seeing everyone staring at him, Shen Mo felt no embarrassment at all. "Do you want me to serve you food too? Just say so. You worked so hard outside today, so if you need someone to wait on you, it's not like I'm unwilling."

I deliberately made these dishes while hiding my "cooking skill." Even though I messed them up, my sister managed to save them in the end. The taste might not be that great, but it shouldn't make these physically strong male leads sick, right?

Shen Mo did not hide his attitude at all.

That was right, he was petty.

Fortunately, resources were already scarce in the apocalypse, and the men did not care much about such things.

After working all day, they were hungry as well, so they began eating without ceremony.

"Ugh...! Why is this so salty? How much salt did you put in?" Little Lion clutched his throat and forced it down. He could neither spit it out nor swallow it, and his face turned red from holding it in.

In the end, he grabbed the bucket of water beside him and gulped it down.

Although Su Ze said nothing, his brows twitched at the food in his mouth. Looking at the dish before him, he smiled warmly. "Mine is sour."

"Spicy." Cui Yang calmly offered his opinion, turning his wrist and never touching the dish placed before him again.

Shen Yue felt a little embarrassed. She soothingly patted Shen Mo's head. "Mine tastes all right, just a little bland. Looks like Xiao Mo has no talent for cooking. Let me do it from now on!"

Shen Mo, who had been watching the show from the side, stiffened at those words.

What do I do? Can I say I did it on purpose?

Even though I didn't cook for myself often before, it couldn't have been this bad, could it?!

I tasted it. It felt... um... barely acceptable!

Little Lion suppressed the salty taste in his throat, his eyes red. He wanted to curse the culprit a few times, but remembering his cousin's warning, he held himself back. In the end, he still could not swallow his anger and slammed the table. "I'm not eating anymore!"

Watching his furious retreating back, Shen Mo reflected on whether he had gone too far. After all, the guy had worked hard all day, and Shen Mo had not even given him a decent meal.

But the original owner could not cook, and he himself seemed only a tiny bit better than the original owner.

Sigh, looks like I overestimated my cooking skills. I can play true to character from now on. Resources are scarce now, after all, and I can't afford to waste them like this.

Shen Mo felt guilty for a few seconds, then decided that he should practice more in the future. Didn't they say diligence could make up for clumsiness?

Still, after this attempt, he could now operate those kitchen utensils skillfully.

The other male leads did not react as strongly as Little Lion. They silently began eating, their expressions constantly changing.

Though the taste was hard to describe, it remained within the range of what they could endure.

Shen Mo sighed and cleared all the dishes from the table. "Wait a little longer."

Under everyone's doubtful gazes, Shen Mo entered the kitchen again and even drove Shen Yue out when she tried to help.

Only one flavor in each of these dishes had been too strong. Everything else was fine.

He poured all the dishes into a pot, added water, and after it boiled, tossed in a handful of noodles.

When no one was paying attention, Shen Mo secretly plucked a handful of vegetables from his space, chopped them into tiny pieces with spiritual energy, and sprinkled them into the pot.

Finally, he added a little spring water from his space.

Before long, a rich fragrance swept through the room, and the stomachs of everyone seated at the table began growling.

Shen Mo stared unblinkingly at the pot. When he smelled the fragrance in the air, his suspended heart finally settled.

This was how he cooked in the cultivation world, but perhaps because of the ingredients, as long as the food was cooked through, it tasted fairly good.

It seemed that formula worked in this world too!

With that thought, he secretly added some more spiritual spring water, and the fragrance instantly grew even stronger.

Leng Shiyi's nose twitched, and a trace of anticipation rose in his heart. "It smells pretty good?"

Shen Yue proudly lifted her chin. "Of course. Don't you see who's cooking?"

Cui Yang looked at her expression and asked strangely, "What exactly happened between you two? Since when did you become so close?"

Shen Yue exchanged a glance with Su Ze and shook her head. "We were already good friends before. This is rather troublesome to explain in detail, so it's not convenient to say."